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| Dates | 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) – 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) |
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| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Doubleround robin and knockout finals |
| Champions | Brisbane Heat (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Adelaide Strikers |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Player of the series | Sophie Devine(ADS) |
| Most runs | Sophie Devine(ADS) – 769 |
| Most wickets | Molly Strano(MLR) – 24 |
| Official website | WBBL |
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The2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season orWBBL|05 was the fifth season of theWomen's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professionalwomen'sTwenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament moved to a standalone calendar slot, shifting away from themen's BBL, beginning on 18 October and running to 8 December 2019.[1][2]
TheSydney Sixers entered the season as "hot favourites",[3][4][5] but they lost five consecutive games in the back-half of the tournament and missed out on qualifying for finals for the first time after captainEllyse Perry sustained a shoulder injury.[6][7][8]Defending championsBrisbane Heat finished the regular season on top of the ladder, earning the right to host all threeplayoff matches atAllan Border Field.[9]
The Heat retained their title on 8 December 2019 when they defeated first-time finalistAdelaide Strikers, featuring Player of the TournamentSophie Devine, by six wickets in the championship decider.Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final for the second consecutive season.[10]
Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who held anational women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|05 team.[11]
The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.
The pre-season was noted as particularly busy for player transfers which produced some of the biggest recruiting achievements in the tournament's five-year history.[11]
The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.
| Player | Departed | → | Joined | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Carey | Sydney Thunder | → | Hobart Hurricanes | Australian marquee | [12] |
| Belinda Vakarewa | Sydney Thunder | → | Hobart Hurricanes | [13] | |
| Maisy Gibson | Sydney Thunder | → | Hobart Hurricanes | [14] | |
| Tayla Vlaeminck | Melbourne Renegades | → | Hobart Hurricanes | [15] | |
| Josie Dooley | Brisbane Heat | → | Melbourne Renegades | [16] | |
| Jemma Barsby | Brisbane Heat | → | Perth Scorchers | [17] | |
| Elyse Villani | Perth Scorchers | → | Melbourne Stars | Australian marquee | [18] |
| Katie Mack | Melbourne Stars | → | Adelaide Strikers | [19] | |
| Emily Smith | Perth Scorchers | → | Hobart Hurricanes | Returning to the Hobart Hurricanes | [20] |
| Georgia Redmayne | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Perth Scorchers | [21] | |
| Mikayla Hinkley | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Brisbane Heat | Fourth WBBL team (previously played for the Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers) | [22][23] |
| Lauren Ebsary | Perth Scorchers | → | – | Retired | [24] |
| Veronica Pyke | Hobart Hurricanes | → | – | Retired | [11] |
| Samantha Betts | Adelaide Strikers | → | Perth Scorchers | [11] | |
| Tahlia Wilson | Sydney Sixers | → | Sydney Thunder | [11] | |
| Carly Leeson | Sydney Sixers | → | Melbourne Renegades | [11] |
Changes made during the season included:
Harmanpreet Kaur andSmriti Mandhana did not re-sign for theSydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes respectively on account of a conflictingnational team schedule, marking the first WBBL season to not feature any Indian-born players.[26][27] This fixturing clash followed a dispute between theBCCI andCA earlier in the year when Australia's top talent (such asMeg Lanning, Ellyse Perry andAlyssa Healy) were excluded from the2019 Women's T20 Challenge—an exhibition tournament serving as a potential precursor to a future female equivalent of theIndian Premier League.[28]ESPNcricinfo reported this breakdown was part of a wider disagreement between the two boards that revolved around the BCCI's insistence on CA honouring a touring commitment to play a men's bi-lateralODI series in India in January 2020.[29]
The table below lists changes to overseas player allocations made ahead of the season.
| Player | Departed | → | Joined | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Beaumont | – | → | Melbourne Renegades | Previously played for theAdelaide Strikers | [30] |
| Chloe Tryon | – | → | Hobart Hurricanes | [31] | |
| Fran Wilson | – | → | Hobart Hurricanes | Previously played for theSydney Thunder | [31] |
| Nat Sciver | – | → | Perth Scorchers | Returning to the Perth Scorchers | [32] |
| Kim Garth | – | → | Perth Scorchers | Previously played for theSydney Sixers | [33][34] |
| Maddy Green | – | → | Brisbane Heat | [35] | |
| Amelia Kerr | – | → | Brisbane Heat | [36] | |
| Stafanie Taylor | Sydney Thunder | → | Adelaide Strikers | [37] | |
| Lauren Winfield | – | → | Adelaide Strikers |
| [37] |
| Nida Dar | – | → | Sydney Thunder | First Pakistani woman to sign with an international cricket league | [38] |
| Shabnim Ismail | – | → | Sydney Thunder | Previously played for the Melbourne Renegades | [39] |
| Danielle Hazell | Adelaide Strikers | → | – | [11] | |
| Suné Luus | Brisbane Heat | → | – | [40] | |
| Laura Wolvaardt | Brisbane Heat | → | – | [40] | |
| Smriti Mandhana | Hobart Hurricanes | → | – | [26] | |
| Alex Hartley | Hobart Hurricanes | → | – | [20] | |
| Amy Satterthwaite | Melbourne Renegades | → | – | Maternity leave | [41] |
| Georgia Elwiss | Melbourne Stars | → | – | [11] | |
| Kate Cross | Perth Scorchers | → | – | [32] | |
| Hayley Jensen | Perth Scorchers | → | – | [11] | |
| Sara McGlashan | Sydney Sixers | → | – | Retired | [42] |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Sydney Thunder | → | – | [26] |
Changes made during the season included:
Coaching changes made ahead of the season included:
Captaincy changes made ahead of the season included:
Captaincy changes made during the season included:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Heat(C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.723 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers(RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.601 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.026 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.117 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.076 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.487 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.197 |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.734 |
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
|---|
All times are local time
Sydney Sixers 6/192 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/143 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 49 runs North Sydney Oval,Sydney Attendance: 1,891[65] Umpires:Simon Lightbody and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 5/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/144 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham Player of the match:Belinda Vakarewa (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Melbourne Renegades 8/117 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/120 (15.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires: Harry Singh and Craig Thomas Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers) |
Brisbane Heat 6/165 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 73 (14.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 92 runs North Sydney Oval,Sydney Umpires: Darren Close and Berend du Plessis Player of the match:Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat) |
Melbourne Stars 7/136 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 5/137 (18.3 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Attendance: 488[66] Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck Player of the match:Nicola Carey (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Brisbane Heat 9/150 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 3/153 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval,Sydney Umpires: Troy Penman and Andrew Hamilton Player of the match:Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder) |
Thunder battersAlex Blackwell andPhoebe Litchfield set a new WBBL record for highest fourth-wicketpartnership in their pursuit of the Heat's 9/150. Theunbeaten 97-run stand, which got the Thunder over the line with seven balls to spare, was noted for the 20-year age gap between the two batting partners.[68] At 16 years and 185 days, Litchfield also set a new WBBL record as the youngest player to score a half-century.[69]
Adelaide Strikers 5/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/154 (19 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires:Eloise Sheridan andMary Waldron Player of the match:Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades) |
Perth Scorchers 5/132 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/133 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match:Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades) |
Adelaide Strikers 8/113 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/110 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 3 runs Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires: Darren Close and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match:Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers) |
Brisbane Heat 7/146 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/147 (18.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Attendance: approx. 2,500[70] Umpires: David Taylor andSimon Lightbody Player of the match:Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers) |
Melbourne Stars 9/107 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/108 (17.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval,Sydney Umpires: Berend du Plessis and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Marizanne Kapp (Sydney Sixers) |
Sydney Thunder 8/132 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/129 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Blacktown International Sportspark,Sydney Attendance: 925[80] Umpires: Roberto Howard and Andrew Hamilton Player of the match:Shabnim Ismail (Sydney Thunder) |
Perth Scorchers 9/115 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 3/116 (14.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires:Steven Farrell and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/123 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/124 (19.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Attendance: approx. 1,600[81] Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Berend du Plessis Player of the match:Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) |
Melbourne Stars 5/141 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/142 (19.4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) Bankstown Oval,Sydney Attendance: 606[82] Umpires: David Taylor andClaire Polosak Player of the match:Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder) |
Melbourne Renegades 1/134 (15 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/77 (7 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (D/L method) WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons andClaire Polosak Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Perth Scorchers) |
Melbourne Renegades 8/120 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/121 (19.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and James Hewitt Player of the match:Dane van Niekerk (Sydney Sixers) |
Melbourne Stars 3/155 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/135 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 20 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Troy Penman and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match:Lizelle Lee (Melbourne Stars) |
Brisbane Heat 139 (19.1 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/143 (19 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Harrup Park,Mackay Umpires:Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match:Bridget Patterson (Adelaide Strikers) |
Sydney Sixers 0/199 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/154 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 45 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers) |
Adelaide Strikers 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/142 (17.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) Harrup Park,Mackay Umpires:Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat) |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/148 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/149 (18.1 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) West Park Oval,Burnie Umpires: Darren Close and Simon Burns Player of the match:Rachel Priest (Sydney Thunder) |
Hobart Hurricanes 5/150 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/151 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match:Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades) |
Perth Scorchers 3/173 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/171 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 2 runs Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires:Claire Polosak andEloise Sheridan Player of the match:Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 7/123 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/127 (16.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval,Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Berend du Plessis Player of the match:Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) |
Perth Scorchers 5/151 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/144 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 7 runs Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires: Harry Singh andMary Waldron Player of the match:Heather Graham (Perth Scorchers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/108 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 2/109 (15.4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Mattis van Eck Player of the match:Molly Strano (Melbourne Renegades) |
Adelaide Strikers 4/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 17 runs Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Attendance: 1,569[84] Umpires: Craig Thomas and Darren Close Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers) |
Perth Scorchers 6/116 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 105 (19.4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Dean Trigg and James Hewitt Player of the match:Nat Sciver (Perth Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 2/172 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 133 (18 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 39 runs Invermay Park,Launceston Attendance: 1,008[86] Umpires: G Beechey and Simon Burns Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) |
Melbourne Stars 4/165 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/168 (19.3 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck Player of the match:Mignon du Preez (Melbourne Stars) |
Sydney Sixers 3/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/112 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 40 runs Drummoyne Oval,Sydney Attendance: 1,517[89] Umpires: Ben Treloar and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) |
Brisbane Heat 8/128 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 96 (19.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 32 runs Drummoyne Oval,Sydney Attendance: 921[90] Umpires: Troy Penman and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat) |
Adelaide Strikers 2/153 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/96 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 57 runs Centennial Park Oval,Nuriootpa Attendance: 1,831[91] Umpires: Craig Thomas andMary Waldron Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers) |
Sydney Sixers 4/139 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/141 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval,Sydney Umpires: Keiran Knight andSimon Lightbody Player of the match:Courtney Webb (Melbourne Renegades) |
The Renegades, requiring 28 runs off the last 12 deliveries with only three wickets in hand, pulled off a "great escape"[92] victory against the Sixers through a last-ballsix fromCourtney Webb against the bowling ofMarizanne Kapp.[93][94] It marked the first time a WBBL team had won a match when needing more than four runs off the final legal delivery.[k][97] The ramifications of the result were season-shaping as the Renegades went on to edge out the Sixers for fourth spot on the ladder, making it the first season the Sixers would fail to qualify for finals.[63]
Perth Scorchers 8/112 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/113 (16.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval,Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Sharad Patel[98][99] Player of the match:Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) |
Brisbane Heat 5/153 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/147 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Daryl Brigham Player of the match:Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) |
Melbourne Stars 6/149 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/151 (19.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Mattis van Eck Player of the match:Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers) |
Sydney Thunder 4/112 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/113 (19.1 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) North Dalton Park,Wollongong Attendance: 892[100] Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers) |
Sydney Sixers 7/134 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 5/139 (18.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval,Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Berend du Plessis Player of the match:Belinda Vakarewa (Hobart Hurricanes) |
The Sixers entered the match having defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, holding a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. With captainEllyse Perry sidelined due to a shoulder injury, they faltered early to a score of 5/30. A resurgence, led byMarizanne Kapp'sunbeaten 55 off 40 balls, helped Sydney to a total of 7/134. Hobart's chase got off to a shaky start as they found themselves down 4/22 after five overs. A healthy partnership between battersNicola Carey andCorinne Hall came to an end in the 15th over when Hall was spectacularly caught by former Hurricanes playerErin Burns in the outfield.[102] With 44 runs required from the final 33 deliveries, Carey went on to make 55 not out while a quickfire 29 byChloe Tryon sealed victory for the Hurricanes with five wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. In addition to snapping their elongated head-to-head losing streak, the win set a new mark for Hobart's highest successful run chase.[103]Belinda Vakarewa, who sliced through the Sixers' top-order, was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19.[104]
Brisbane Heat 9/157 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/150 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 7 runs Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match:Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat) |
Perth Scorchers 5/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 9/100 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 52 runs Lilac Hill Park,Perth Attendance: 1,125[105] Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match:Nat Sciver (Perth Scorchers) |
Melbourne Renegades 3/165 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/169 (19.2 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Eastern Oval,Ballarat Attendance: 2,337[106] Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham Player of the match:Anna Lanning (Melbourne Renegades) |
Adelaide Strikers 3/143 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/141 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 2 runs Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Troy Penman and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match:Suzie Bates (Adelaide Strikers) |
Adelaide Strikers 6/161 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/161 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won theSuper Over Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers) |
Sydney Sixers 6/164 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/165 (19.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Lilac Hill Park,Perth Attendance: 2,435[107] Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and James Hewitt Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Perth Scorchers) |
Brisbane Heat 4/183 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/185 (19 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires:Steven Farrell and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match:Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades) |
Sydney Thunder 6/162 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 5/144 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Andrew Crozier Player of the match:Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder) |
Melbourne Stars 4/162 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/163 (19.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Attendance: approx. 1,000[109] Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades) |
Sydney Sixers 9/93 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/94 (15.1 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval,Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers) |
Perth Scorchers 107 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 4/113 (15.4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining) Lilac Hill Park,Perth Umpires: Dean Trigg and Ashlee Gibbons Player of the match:Erin Fazackerley (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Melbourne Renegades 6/151 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/122 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires:Claire Polosak and Mattis van Eck Player of the match:Molly Strano (Melbourne Renegades) |
Sydney Sixers 7/177 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 7/164 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 13 runs Hurstville Oval,Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers) |
Melbourne Stars 6/87 (10 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/88 (8.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat) |
Perth Scorchers 4/167 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/132 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs Lilac Hill Park,Perth Umpires: Dean Trigg and Ashlee Gibbons Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Perth Scorchers) |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Brisbane Heat | 6/166 | |||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 4/163 | |||||||
| Brisbane Heat | 4/162 | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | 7/161 | ||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers | 2/130 | |||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/126 | |||||||
Perth Scorchers 7/126 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/130 (18.1 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires: Darren Close andSimon Lightbody Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers) |
Melbourne Renegades 4/163 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 6/166 (18 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Attendance: 2,031[114] Umpires:Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) |
In the first-ever semi-final encounter between the two teams, the Renegades batted first and were slow out of the blocks to be down 2/59 in the ninth over. An ensuing 80-run partnership from 58 balls betweenJosie Dooley andJess Duffin ended when the latter wasstumped byBeth Mooney off the bowling ofJess Jonassen. A quickfire cameo of 22 off 8 byGeorgia Wareham finished the innings promisingly while Dooley, having won a championship with the Brisbane Heat in the previous season, top-scored for the Renegades with 50 not out. The Heat top-order batters ofMaddy Green, Jess Jonassen andGrace Harris then "produced fireworks," collectively scoring 126 runs while only facing 79 balls.Molly Strano picked up wickets throughout the second innings, although Brisbane only required 15 runs with 27 balls remaining by the time she claimed her (and the Renegades') fourth. Despite a mini-collapse late in the chase, the Heat hauled in the target of 164 with a comfortable buffer of twelve balls to spare, knocking the Renegades out of the tournament.[115]
Adelaide Strikers 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/162 (18.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Attendance: 2,700[116] Umpires:Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat) |
The Heat gained early ascendancy through quick bowlerGeorgia Prestwidge, who dismissed Player of the TournamentSophie Devine for just five. A "superb"[117] knock of 55 runs from 33 balls byAmanda-Jade Wellington helped the Strikers to recover to a competitive score of 7/161. The match swung heavily toward Brisbane's favour in the fifth over of the run chase whenSammy-Jo Johnson hit four sixes against the bowling of Devine, though Johnson would be out caught-and-bowled on the last ball of the over. When Devine returned to bowl the eleventh over of the innings, Heat batterJess Jonassen was dropped by Wellington at extra cover. Jonassen then scored a boundary from each of the next three deliveries she faced, taking Brisbane'srequired scoring rate down to less than a run a ball.[118] The Heat went on to win with six wickets in hand and eleven balls remaining, claiming their second consecutive championship. For her contribution of 56 not out,Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final.[119]
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Sixers | 0/199 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | WACA Ground | 3 November 2019 |
| Sydney Sixers | 6/192 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | North Sydney Oval | 18 October 2019 |
| Melbourne Renegades | 4/185 (19 overs) | Brisbane Heat | Allan Border Field | 27 November 2019 |
| Brisbane Heat | 4/183 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | Allan Border Field | 27 November 2019 |
| Sydney Sixers | 7/177 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Hurstville Oval | 1 December 2019 |
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Devine | Adelaide Strikers | 769 |
| Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 743 |
| Jess Duffin | Melbourne Renegades | 544 |
| Meg Lanning | Perth Scorchers | 531 |
| Lizelle Lee | Melbourne Stars | 475 |
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Strano | Melbourne Renegades | 24 |
| Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat | 22 |
| Belinda Vakarewa | Hobart Hurricanes | 20 |
| Sophie Devine | Adelaide Strikers | 19 |
| Sarah Coyte | Adelaide Strikers | 19 |
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sophie Devine | Adelaide Strikers | 48 |
| 2nd | Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 35 |
| 3rd | Danielle Wyatt | Melbourne Renegades | 33 |
| =4th | Jess Duffin | Melbourne Renegades | 31 |
| =4th | Meg Lanning | Perth Scorchers | 31 |
| =4th | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 31 |
| 5th | Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat | 27 |
Source:WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament
Cricket Australia appointed a panel of experts to select a Team of the Tournament that recognises the standout performers of WBBL|05. The team is intended to mimic regular conditions such as a maximum of three overseas players, a realistic mix of batters and bowlers, as well as acaptain and awicket-keeper.
The members of the selection panel were cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly, Head of Big Bash Leagues Alistair Dobson,Australian women's cricket team head coachMatthew Mott, former Australian captainBelinda Clark, former playersLisa Sthalekar (Seven Network) andMel Jones (Fox Cricket) andABC commentator Alister Nicholson.[120]
Source:WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament
Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel ofCricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500Rebel gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.[121]
The nominees for the WBBL|05 Young Gun were:
Sydney Thundermedium-pacerHannah Darlington took out the overall award on the back of a standout debut season in which she claimed 16 wickets at anaverage of 21.31 andeconomy rate of 6.82.[122]
Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season.
A total of 23 matches are to be televised on free-to-air by theSeven Network, and simulcast onFox Cricket in the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash.[131] The remaining 36 matches will be live streamed on theCricket Australia website. All 59 matches are available to watch live or on demand via the streaming serviceKayo Sports.[132]
Below are the television ratings for every game that was broadcast on television during the season.[133]
| Match No. | Teams | Average TV Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Network | Fox Cricket | |||||
| National | 5 metro cities | Subscription | ||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 & 2 | ||
| 1 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder[134] | 375,000 | 325,000 | 230,000 | 186,000 | 43,000 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat[135] | 163,000 | 178,000 | 89,000 | 105,000 | 28,000 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat[136][137] | 86,000 | 125,000 | 32,000 | ||
| 9 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes[138] | 15,000 | ||||
| 10 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers[138] | 123,000 | 98,000 | 69,000 | 52,000 | 23,000 |
| 13 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | |||||
| 14 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | |||||
| 16 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[139] | 5,000 & 40,000 | ||||
| 18 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[140] | 30,000 | ||||
| 19 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars[140] | 123,000 | 140,000 | 70,000 | 82,000 | 25,000 |
| 21 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars[141] | 263,000 | 164,000 | |||
| 25 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers[142] | 108,000 | 114,000 | 63,000 | 67,000 | 32,000 |
| 29 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | |||||
| 33 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers[143] | 138,000 | 158,000 | 83,000 | 91,000 | 27,000 |
| 34 | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat[144] | 175,000 | 209,000 | 97,000 | 122,000 | 27,000 |
| 36 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades[145] | 137,000 | 33,000 | |||
| 42 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat[146] | 39,000 | ||||
| 45 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers[147][148] | 167,000 | 174,000 | 104,000 | 111,000 | 40,000 |
| 50 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[149] | 17,000 | ||||
| 53 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | |||||
| Semi-final 1 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers[150] | 89,000 | 103,000 | 37,000 | ||
| Semi-final 2 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[150] | 123,000 | 148,000 | 60,000 | ||
| Final | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers[151] | 162,000 | 205,000 | 94,000 | ||
